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Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: LEGITBALLIN on Mon, 21 November 2011, 06:40:30
When is it coming to the us or should i just buy it from PChome for just $110?
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 21 November 2011, 06:44:03
I would just buy it from PCHome.  With their relatively cheap shipping rates, you probably would pay about the same amount even if it were available in the US.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 21 November 2011, 08:20:33
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Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 21 November 2011, 08:33:09
Just buy it now.  PCHome's shipping is crazy fast.  I might venture to say it's so fast it will make you freak.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 21 November 2011, 09:11:43
Quote from: AKIMbO;456675
Just buy it now.  PCHome's shipping is crazy fast.  I might venture to say it's so fast it will make you freak.

This, too.  It's amazing when you can get a package from China in about the same amount of time or faster than you can domestically.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: heliar on Mon, 21 November 2011, 11:11:09
it shows what happens when people are motivated.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 21 November 2011, 13:20:46
I have decided not to take OP seriously after getting all these:

http://geekhack.org/search.php?searchid=60235

Most indecisive man I have ever seen on this forum.

[video=youtube;Klw71WzQm50]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klw71WzQm50[/video]
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: HWI on Mon, 21 November 2011, 16:34:28
Get it from PCHome, end the wait.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Carter on Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:53:09
What switch type are you looking for? Blues will be available in about 2 weeks, reds in about 4.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Gfresh404 on Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:54:32
Quote from: Carter;457037
What switch type are you looking for? Blues will be available in about 2 weeks, reds in about 4.

Source or you are a liar.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: LEGITBALLIN on Mon, 21 November 2011, 19:00:52
uhhhhhhh i want blues but i want reds too what do you mwean available can you pm me about this please
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: reaper on Mon, 21 November 2011, 20:51:27
Quote from: Gfresh404;457039
Source or you are a liar.


There's a CM rep over at OCN who goes by the name "CMCarter" so this might be the same person.  If that's the case then this is great news indeed.  So U.S. will get blue switches first follow by reds.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: fusedpro on Tue, 22 November 2011, 09:08:23
I thought that the US wasn't supposed to get the CMStorm w/ reds?
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Carter on Tue, 22 November 2011, 13:03:52
We will be shipping blues for mass production. Following this, we have red boards also on the way which will sell exclusively through our CMStore. Followed by Browns shortly after.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Carter on Tue, 22 November 2011, 13:09:41
We will be shipping blues for mass production. Following this, we have red boards also on the way which will sell exclusively through our CMStore. Followed by Browns shortly after.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: USAgent on Tue, 22 November 2011, 15:17:55
What is the conversion rate at PChome, RMB to USD? Also, do the keys have Chinese/Japanese characters or are they standard boards?
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Tue, 22 November 2011, 15:27:20
Quote from: Carter;457556
We will be shipping blues for mass production. Following this, we have red boards also on the way which will sell exclusively through our CMStore. Followed by Browns shortly after.

How about Clears? Any chance of a board full of those?
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Carter on Tue, 22 November 2011, 15:46:39
Quote from: Mr. Perfect;457663
How about Clears? Any chance of a board full of those?

Very possible, we are looking at all options. Based upon how well Red/Brown sell, we will be able to bring in all available switches.


Still dying to get my hands on a board full of greens. In love with that switch.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: infamouskid on Tue, 22 November 2011, 19:39:53
WAIT.

i thought i would let everyone know that a member of coolermaster has confirmed the cmstorm red version will be released outside of china in north america for sure. no additional comments were made on other region availability but USA and CANADA is getting it... a bit later by a month but we are getting it.. this was also confirmed via email stating that retailers and coolermaster's own site store would be offering this as well.

source was from member CMcarter - hardware rep for coolmaster @ overclock.net

http://www.overclock.net/t/1171803/cmstorm-quickfire-rapid-mechanical-kb/10#post_15750588

From: customersupport@coolermaster.com
To: ---@----.--
Subject: RE: where to obtain SGK-4000-GKCR1?
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:22:06 +0000

Hello,

These will not be available until the end of December or beginning of January.

Jeremy

From: customersupport@coolermaster.com
To: ---@----.--
Subject: RE: where to obtain SGK-4000-GKCR1?
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 5:11 AM

Hello,

We have no preorder system but once available they will be at all major vendors (newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, etc) and on the Cooler Master Store

http://cmstore.coolermaster-usa.com/
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: jpm804 on Tue, 22 November 2011, 20:48:55
Quote from: Carter;457680
Very possible, we are looking at all options. Based upon how well Red/Brown sell, we will be able to bring in all available switches.


Still dying to get my hands on a board full of greens. In love with that switch.

Any confirmed prices on all the different switch types? I keep hear different things and hearing it straight from a rep would be nice.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:06:46
Quote from: Carter;457680
Very possible, we are looking at all options. Based upon how well Red/Brown sell, we will be able to bring in all available switches.


Still dying to get my hands on a board full of greens. In love with that switch.

Excellent! There are so few options in the clear switch market it's not even funny.

Yeah, I'm also curious about the greens. I wonder if they'd be like buckling spring boards, just with a higher activation point... You'd officially have the only board featuring them by the way, since they're currently only seen in blue board spacebars.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: Human on Tue, 22 November 2011, 23:39:04
Quote from: USAgent;457654
What is the conversion rate at PChome, RMB to USD? Also, do the keys have Chinese/Japanese characters or are they standard boards?
Nope, PChome is taiwan based and thus they are using New Taiwan Dollar(NTD) instead.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: infamouskid on Wed, 23 November 2011, 07:52:16
79.99 USD is the MSRP
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 23 November 2011, 10:05:49
Quote from: USAgent;457654
What is the conversion rate at PChome, RMB to USD? Also, do the keys have Chinese/Japanese characters or are they standard boards?

PCHome does not do conversion and as previously mentioned they use New Taiwan Dollars.  Use google or XE to get a close conversion rate.  I'm sure that there's a paypal conversion rate calc out there somewhere too for their little fee additions.
Title: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid, wait or buy now?
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 23 November 2011, 20:27:17
Quote from: infamouskid;458193
79.99 USD is the MSRP

That's a great deal.

I love my CMstorm in red's. THE biggest issue is the keycaps, which I've replaced already.